Help me choose an amazing dress

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I 'may' be having a significant birthday soon. I was hoping to get a dress made but two local dressmakers have proven useless, so might want to buy one instead.

I'm size 14, used to be hourglass but now a bit rounder, busty. I'm very fussy! I want something that feels dressy but could equally well just be worn with ankle boots and a biker jacket to the pub. Would prefer it to have at least short sleeves, and not be polyester. Black or red probably my best colours, or maybe a dark print.

Budget up to about £200 for something really amazing.

DVF silk. I actually like this one for myself.

Thanks, Pupsie. I've got a couple of nice jumpsuits from Free People, but ideally I want a dress.

The Sezanne one is definitely a dress for somebody tall and flat chested. I'd look like a Bavarian cowherd in it!

This?

This is the one I got. I rarely wear black, and I never do sparkles. But it worked perfectly and everyone commented on it. For the Xmas do I wore a lightweight shawl around my shoulders.

www.phase-eight.com/product/starlight-multi-colour-sparkle-jumpsuit-208531050.html#navAjax=true&cgid=sale-jumpsuits&sz=60&start=0&prefn1=color&prefv1=Black&prefn2=brand&prefv2=Phase%20Eight&pid=208531050&pos=2

Is this too sparkly? www.coastfashion.com/sparkle-v-neck-midi-dress/ACC99320-1.html?color=108

When I wear high necks, I put a long necklace on which makes them more flattering on the boobs. I really like that whistles dress.

Jumpsuits are People Tree, not Free People. I think I've always thought they are the same thing!

These are quite below your budget but have you looked at lipsy? These are a few I think could be dressed up or down

And these

Whistles short dresses generally work quite well on me.

Not liking the zany blue print, sorry, Lucked.

Bike - quite like the paisley one (last one).

This?
www.coastfashion.com/jersey-ruched-midi-dress/ACC99760-3.html?color=204

Coast one deffo too sparkly.

Your jumpsuit is nice, Pupsie, but I definitely don't want anything sparkly (or a jumpsuit!).

Mint Velvet

Lipsy far too 'young' for me.

Probably not, but sigh...

I like the plum Coast one, but it's poly.

MV one nice but ave several just like it already.

These all saints ones?

Sorry forgot the pics!

Sprouts - it's beautiful. I love it. It would hate me!

And this is a thing of beauty.

(I suspect everyone is ignoring me now, and that's right and proper; S&B is a very civilised and sensible board - but OP, I hope you find something amazing, I genuinely do. I bet you could do short sleeves, that's all I'm - clumsily - saying).

Ted Baker

Sorry it's poly.

Multivac - that isn't all you were saying though, is it? You were saying I've got a shitty attitude and make shitty demands to small business people, which is about as far from the truth as it's possible to get.

And I know I can wear short sleeves. I just don't want completely sleeveless.

But anyway...moving on.

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